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W. H. BARTELS.

WRAPPING PAPER HOLDER AND GUTTER.v

No. 390,942. I Patented Oct. 9, 1888.

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WILLIAM HENRY BARTELS, OF OARTHAGE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TODWIGHT C. OUTLER, OF SAME PLAGE.

WRAPPlNG-PAPR HOLDER AND CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390.942, dated @ctober9. 1888.

Application filed July 16, 1888. Serial No. 280,016. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY BAR- TELs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Carthage, in the county of Hancock and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWrapping-Paper Holders and Cutters; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact deseription of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

In all the devices for holding rolls of paper to be used for wrappingpurposes with which I am familiar the shaft or spindle on which thepaper is placed is arranged horizontally, thus taking up a counter-spacethe width of the paper used-usually from twenty to thirty inches-and asthe spindle is necessarily raised a considerable distance above thecounter-top, in order to give the roll of paper ample space to operate,it becomes very unhandy to reach and cut off the paper as it is used,aside from the inconvenience attached to cutting it off horizontally.

N ow it is the object of this invention to obviate the objectionablefeatures in paper holders or reels above enumerated and provide a simpleand durable device of few parts,which will occupy the same amountofcounter-space, whatever the diameter of the roll of paper used--notmore than ten inches and it consists of the parts and combinations ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, Figurelis aperspective view of my improved device; Fig. 2, a like view showinga roll of paper in position thereon, and Fig. 3 a detail view.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout all the views.

A represents the foundation or foot-block of my device, which may be ofwood or metal, and, if desired, secured to the top of a storecounter, ormerely rest thereon. Suitably secured to the upper surface of said blockis a base-plate, B, preferably of metal, to the center of which issecured an upright spindle or shaft, C. If found desirable, these twolastnamed parts may be cast together; or the raised central portion, a,of the base-plate may be provided with a screw-threaded perforation orrecess, and the end of spindle C be screwthreaded and inserted therein.Atashortdistance above the base plate acollar, e, is formed on thespindle, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l and in full lines inFig. 3, on which rests the flange f of a plate or disk of metal, D, fromthe upper surface of which projects small wedge-shaped teeth b, arrangedat regular intervals apart on the line of a circle having its axis asthe center of the disk. Although I show but one line of teeth, there maybe, if desired, two or more such lines on shorter circles. Below thedisk D, at a point a short distance above the plate B, the spindle isperforated, as it is also a short distance below its upper end, toreceive the horizontal armsE of the upright cutting-blade F. The blade Fis sharpened on one edge, as at c, and the ends of the same are bent atright angles and perforated to receive the trunnions al of the uprightpressure-roller G, which work easily in said perforations. The arms E,near one end, are secured rigidly to the bent ends of the cutting-blade,to one side of the perforation therein, and are bent at right angles.

H represents bands of rubber, which pass around the spindle at its upperand lower ends, and around the bent ends of arms E, in order to drawsaid arms and their attachments inward toward the spindle.

Rubber is used because of its low cost, as compared to metallic springs,and its easy and inexpensive replacement when necessary.

In order to place the roll of paper in position,the upper band of rubberis taken off and the lower band removed from the end of the arm E, andthe arms drawn out of the perforations in the spindle, carrying withthem the blade and roller. The roll of paper is then placed on thespindle and settles ou the vdisk D, the wedge-shaped teeth b enteringbetween the folds of the paper to retain it in position and prevent itsslipping on the disk when the end of the roll is drawn out. The ends ofthe arms are then placed in the perforations in the spindle and therubber bands hooked over their bent' ends, as shown, thus drawing theroller up close against the paper, the end of which is passed throughbetween the roller and the body of the roll of paper. As clearly shown,the blade is arranged at au acute an- ICO gle to the roll of paper, thuspresenting its cutting-edge in the best posit-ion to cut the paper whenit is drawn againstit,the ro1lerholding the end of the roll of paperafter it is out, ready to be again drawn out, and rotates with the rollof paper, as does also the disk D.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, in a paper holder and cutter, of the foot-block, thebase-plate secured thereto, the upright spindle having the collar andprovided with a perforation near each end projecting from said plate,the disk provided with teeth rest-ing on said collar, the uprightcutting-blade having the bent and perforated ends, the arms having bentends rigidly secured to said blade, the upright roller jourualed in theends of said blade, and the rubber bands passing around the bent ends ofthe arms and over the spindle, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a paper holder and cutter, ofthe footbloek, anupright spindle secured thereto and having perforatons formed in itsends, a disk having teeth loosely mounted on said spindle, an uprightcutting-blade arranged with its euttingedge at an acute angle to thedisk, the arms rigidly secured to said blade, and the rubber bandsconnecting the spindle and cutting blade, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination, in a paper holder and cutter, of a suitablebaseAplate, an upright spindle projecting therefrom and havingperforations near its ends,a disk loosely mounted on said spindle, aeuttingblade having bent ends, the arms having bent ends rigidly securedto the bent ends of the blade, and the rubber bands adapted to retainthe blade in cutting proximity to the paper on the spindle,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ol' two Witnesses.

VILLIAM HENRY BARTELS.

\Vitnesses:

WILL. C. HAMILTON, DWIGHT C. CU'rLER.

